Last night I started watching a BBC series called ‘Building London’ about some of the history of london – such as it’s defenses, bridges, roads and the like – and I found the series absolutely facinating. This is the type of show that really helps you to get to know a city – like why ‘London bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down…’ The reason is because of shoddy workmanship and cost cutting. I have only watched two parts of the series and I expect the rest of the series will be just as enlightening.

Another thing I have just found out. Many people have heard of the name ‘The Clink’ being referred to when someone has goes to gaol. For instance ‘John Doe is now in the Clink’. I did not realise why. The Clink is NOT the sound of the door closing, although this is a great guess. The Clink was actually a prison in London on Clink Street. It was not actlly called The Clink, but people started referring to being sent to prison there as The Clink much as they refer to Wormwood Scrubbs as The Scrubs. Enlightening.

And in the SMH comes news on how a trainee policeman at Goulburn decided to bring replica firearms to class and gave a demonstration. As you would expect this did not go down well, and charges may be layed after a search of his house.